New Wes Anderson?/ Live action Pixar's Up?/ Herzog road trip flick?/
All these things and more/ Hunt for the Wilderpeople/ Is one of a kind/
Taika Waititi/ Blends Conchords' quirky humour/ With blunt honesty/
It's an oft-told plot/ Here, stripped of (most) cliché, and/ Adorably sharp/
No adoption tale/ Treats its heartwarming heartbreak/ With such frank sweetness/
In Waititi's world/ Rude haikus voice real trauma/ Death is nonchalant/
He finds poignant joy/ In the saddest images/ Peace in a barn fire/
But lost in the woods/ With a brave dog named Tupac/ Old man and boy heal/
Learning life lessons/ In New Zealand's lush splendour/ As they hide their poop/
Good ol' grumps Sam Neill/ And Julian Dennison/ Are pricelessly cute/
Wry, no-nonsense laughs/ Battling boar and Rachel House/ Gleeful cartoon foe/
As the pace ramps up/ Tender character beats meet/ Thelma and Louise/
And a denouement/ So crisply wholesome there'll be/ Something in your eye/
A tiny triumph/ Mighty but unpretentious/ With humongous charm/
One of the year's best/ Don't miss these Wilderpeople/ The skux life chose you!
-9/10
